obconical

American  

[ob-kon-i-kuhl] / ɒbˈkɒn ɪ kəl /

Also obconic

adjective

Botany.

1. conical, with the attachment at the pointed end.

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Etymology

Origin of obconical

First recorded in 1800–10; ob- + conical ( def. )

Example Sentences

Pistils several, 1-ovuled, separately immersed in the obconical receptacle, which is much enlarged and broadly top-shaped at maturity, the imbedded nut-like fruits resembling small acorns.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

As in previous families, but with flagellum surrounded by an obconical or cylindrical rim of cytoplasm, at the base of which is the ingestive area.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various

Inner peridium distinct from the outer all round; capillitium nearly free, collapsing when mature, threads long and brittle; spores dingy olive, turning brown; base stem-like, broad and blunt, with root, obconical, somewhat spongy.

From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas

Achenes somewhat obconical, hairy; pappus a single row of capillary bristles.—Flowers yellow.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa